Tashfiend Garlique wrote:

FYI that site is fuqing bullshyt. For example, mine says I'm part South Asian.

I got it as a gift. I gave a gift like this to someone else previously from a different provider and the results from the other provider seemed a lot better. I am going to pay for another one and compare the results.

The "Great Britain" thing certainly doesn't align with any stories I have been told. I was always told that on my mom's side I was mostly German, yet no German really shows up in my results.

Most genetic ancestry tests involve the analysis of small snippets of DNA passed down only through the mother, or only through the father. These tests can identify related individuals who share a common maternal or paternal ancestor, and even where in the world people with your genetic signature live today.

A common misconception about genetic ancestry testing, Bolnick said, is that it can reveal information about an individual's ancestry. It cannot.

"People assume these tests can tell you your race or ethnicity and reveal exactly where your ancestors lived or exactly what social group they identified with," she said.

Phillip_McCavity wrote:

Most genetic ancestry tests involve the analysis of small snippets of DNA passed down only through the mother, or only through the father. These tests can identify related individuals who share a common maternal or paternal ancestor, and even where in the world people with your genetic signature live today.

A common misconception about genetic ancestry testing, Bolnick said, is that it can reveal information about an individual's ancestry. It cannot.

"People assume these tests can tell you your race or ethnicity and reveal exactly where your ancestors lived or exactly what social group they identified with," she said.

That article is from 2007. I wonder if genetic science has advanced since then.

Phillip_McCavity wrote:

There aren't scientific tests for such a thing.

DNA is DNA, it has nothing to do with race.

I suppose you could use DNA to tell if somebody is African, but they sell the idea that they can tell if you're German, French or Italian heritage. I guess they never heard of "voting with your feet" and having sex with people once you got there.